Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1959

What is $5.5k in 1959 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1959 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$58,377
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1959 is equal to $58,377 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1959 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $58,377
2023 $56,484
2022 $53,059
2021 $49,571
2020 $48,905
2019 $47,813
2018 $46,916
2017 $45,947
2016 $45,013
2015 $44,687
2014 $44,352
2013 $43,696
2012 $42,948
2011 $41,712
2010 $41,098
2009 $40,009
2008 $39,972
2007 $38,405
2006 $37,453
2005 $36,216
2004 $35,074
2003 $34,427
2002 $33,628
2001 $33,114
2000 $32,029
1999 $31,192
1998 $30,697
1997 $30,183
Year Equivalent
1996 $29,213
1995 $28,490
1994 $27,747
1993 $27,005
1992 $26,244
1991 $25,464
1990 $23,998
1989 $22,933
1988 $21,962
1987 $21,029
1986 $20,801
1985 $20,040
1984 $19,279
1983 $18,574
1982 $17,889
1981 $16,424
1980 $14,597
1979 $12,884
1978 $11,818
1977 $11,076
1976 $10,562
1975 $9,877
1974 $8,792
1973 $8,088
1972 $7,822
1971 $7,574
1970 $7,175
1969 $6,756
Year Equivalent
1968 $6,452
1967 $6,261
1966 $6,052
1965 $5,938
1964 $5,881
1963 $5,785
1962 $5,709
1961 $5,671
1960 $5,595
1959 $5,500
1958 $5,405
1957 $5,253
1956 $5,100
1955 $5,081
1954 $5,119
1953 $5,081
1952 $5,043
1951 $4,758
1950 $4,491
1949 $4,587
1948 $4,453
1947 $4,092
1946 $3,464
1945 $3,388
1944 $3,311
1943 $3,216
1942 $2,950
1941 $2,683
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,664
1939 $2,664
1938 $2,740
1937 $2,664
1936 $2,626
1935 $2,550
1934 $2,512
1933 $2,493
1932 $2,779
1931 $3,064
1930 $3,273
1929 $3,254
1928 $3,292
1927 $3,369
1926 $3,407
1925 $3,292
1924 $3,292
1923 $3,216
1922 $3,292
1921 $3,692
1920 $3,597
1919 $3,140
1918 $2,607
1917 $2,208
1916 $1,960
1915 $1,922
1914 $1,903